Archive | July, 2010
New Microsoft tagline: “Be What’s Next”
Microsoft has a new tagline – “Be What’s Next.” Say what you will, but it’s infinitely better than the “Wow” campaign they used to promote Vista. Engadget reports: We’ve just been contacted by Microsoft and told that these are not new logos which will be used on products, rather a standalone treatment to show the flexibility […]
Continue reading...Handset Profits – Apple vs. everyone else
22. July 2010
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In just 3 short years, Apple came out of nowhere and revolutionized the entire notion of what a smartphone is. And though its total share of the handset market is still low (try 3%), the profits Apple rakes in from iPhone sales are anything but. Moreover, Apple’s iPhone profits are greater than the handset profits from RIM, Motorola, Nokia, HTC, and […]
Continue reading...AT&T activates 3.2 million iPhones in last quarter
22. July 2010
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AT&T announced this morning that they activated 3.2 million iPhones during the last quarter, a new company record. Approximately 27% of these activations were for customers brand new to AT&T. By way of comparison, it wasn’t uncommon in previous quarters to see up to 40% of iPhone activations attributable to new AT&T customers. Either way, […]
Continue reading...Rumor: T-Mobile to get iPhone this fall
21. July 2010
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Cult of Mac reports: T-Mobile USA is very close to getting the iPhone in the fall, ending Apple’s exclusive relationship with AT&T, according to a highly placed source at the wireless company. Talks between Apple and T-Mobile are at an advanced stage, our source says, and it’s 80 percent likely that the iPhone will be […]
Continue reading...Breaking down Apple’s record setting Mac sales
21. July 2010
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Apple announced yesterday that it sold 3.47 million Macs during the quarter gone by, representing a “new quarterly record and a 33 percent unit increase over the year-ago quarter.” This achievement is all the more remarkable given that it took place during a non-holiday quarter. Breaking down the 3.47 million figure, Apple sold 1 million desktops […]
Continue reading...JP Morgan ups Apple stock target to $400
21. July 2010
Following Apple’s blowout Q3 quarter which saw the company’s profits increase an astounding 77%, JP Morgan analyst Mark Moskowitz upped his target for Apple’s share price to $400. We reiterate our Overweight rating and increase our Dec-11 price target to $400, from $390 previously. Apple is also on the J.P. Morgan Analyst Focus List. While the […]
Continue reading...Patent troll sues Apple and over 30 other defendants over email spam patent
21. July 2010
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Like peas in a pod, another patent troll coupled with another lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Targeting 36 defendants in total, the Texas-based InNova Patent Licensing group alleges that companies as far ranging as Apple, Google, and even JCPenney are infringing on technology which helps differentiate real email from […]
Continue reading...Apple posts video showing signal attenuation on the Nokia N97
21. July 2010
It’s funny, Nokia was noticeably absent from Apple’s recent iPhone 4 press conference, yet the Finnish handset maker couldn’t resist issuing a press release boasting of the fact that it prioritizes antenna performance over physical design – nevermind the fact that the web is replete with examples of Nokia owners bemoaning antenna placement on their […]
Continue reading...Apple sued for using expired patents on the iPod and iPhone
21. July 2010
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iPodNN reports: Apple, Sprint, Verizon and Samsung have been targeted in a new lawsuit, accusing the companies of false patent marketing, according to AppleInsider. The group called Americans for Fair Patent Use asserts that the companies are claiming expired patents, and/or attaching some patents to products for which they don’t apply. In the case of […]
Continue reading...Nexus One signal attenuation
21. July 2010
Hate Steve Jobs, the iPhone, and Apple if that’s your prerogative, but the reality is that signal attenuation affects most any smartphone you can think of. Like Steve Jobs mentioned, no company has yet figured out a way to get around the laws of physics. In any event, reports of similar reception problems surfaced back […]
Continue reading...Notes of interest from Apple’s earnings conference call
20. July 2010
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Apple’s earnings for the third fiscal quarter of 2010 blew past analyst estimates as Apple posted a 77% increase in profits on record sales of Macs and $15.7 billion in revenue. Following the release of Apple’s earnings statement, Apple executives took some time to answer analyst questions about Apple’s business. Here are some of the […]
Continue reading...Apple delivers blockbuster earnings, again
20. July 2010
Apple today reported its earnings for the third fiscal quarter of 2010 and posted earnings of $3.51 a share on revenue of $15.7 billion, an all-time record for Apple. The consensus on Wall St. anticipated EPS of $3.11 on revenue of $14.75 billion. By way of comparison, during the Q3 of 2009, Apple’s earnings checked […]
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22. July 2010
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